Quarterstaff qualifies for the Polearm Master feat. This means that you’d be giving a Dex based character access to a pretty high powered feat.
Can a quarterstaff be Dex?
The benefits of making the Quarterstaff a Finesse weapon are that it can use Dex instead of Str for Stat bonuses which makes perfect sense to me. It would allow a character with the Defensive Duelist Feat to gain their Proficiency Bonus to their AC.
What type of weapon is a quarterstaff?
pole weapon
A quarterstaff (plural quarterstaffs or quarterstaves), also short staff or simply staff is a traditional European pole weapon, which was especially prominent in England during the Early Modern period.
Does weapon finesse work with quarterstaff?
No matter how you try to twist it… the quarterstaff is not a light weapon under any circumstances, so it’s not eligible for the feat.
Are finesse weapons Dex or Str?
Are Finesse Weapons Dex or Str? Finesse weapons can use either dexterity or strength when calculating attack and damage rolls.
Does quarterstaff use strength or Dex 5e?
So a quarterstaff is totally not a finesse weapon in the rules as written, but when I’ve seen skilled practitioners using them, it certainly looks more like dexterity than strength that they are using.
Is a quarterstaff a light weapon DND?
A quarterstaff is a double weapon. You can fight with it as if fighting with two weapons, but if you do, you incur all the normal attack penalties associated with fighting with two weapons, just as if you were using a one-handed weapon and a light weapon.
Can you dual wield a quarterstaff?
Anyone can use the quarterstaff one handed for 1d6 instead of 1d8. With the Dual Weilder feat, anyone can use one in each hand. The only thing is, when you do that, you lose the versatility that makes Versitile weapons worth while. You’re stuck with the 1d6 one handed damage.
Why is it called quarter staff?
The quarterstaff attained great popularity in England during the Middle Ages. It was usually made of oak, the ends often being shod with iron, and it was held with both hands, the right hand grasping it one-quarter of the distance from the lower end (hence the name) and the left at about the middle.
Is a staff a quarterstaff 5e?
Any Staff, magical or otherwise, can be used as a simple melee weapon in an identical manner as an ordinary Quarterstaff. DMG page 140 states this regarding magic staves: Unless a staff’s description says otherwise, a staff can be used as a quarterstaff.
Is quarterstaff a monk weapon?
Yes you can use a Quarterstaff as a Monk weapon.
What does a quarterstaff do in DND?
Proficiency with a quarterstaff allows you to add your proficiency bonus to the attack roll for any attack you make with it.
Does a spear use dexterity?
Spears do not have the Finesse property and so Dex is not a valid ability score to use with them, they are Strength weapons.
Is rapier strength or Dex?
Striking with a Rapier is DEX. Dexterity, it’s not even close. Strength has uncommon skill use and few Str-based saves.
Is Light crossbow DEX or STR?
Question: Which is added for light crossbow attack rolls, strength or dexterity? Answer: Since the light crossbow is a ranged weapon, you add in your Dexterity modifier instead to your attack rolls using the weapon as well as the damage.
Can you use STR for finesse weapons?
When making an attack with a finesse weapon, you use your choice of your Strength or Dexterity modifier for the attack and damage rolls. You must use the same modifier for both rolls.
Is a bow a finesse weapon?
Finesse weapons let you use either but no bows are finesse weapons, as shown in this table (The only ranged finesse weapon at all is the dart): When making an attack with a finesse weapon, you use your choice of your Strength or Dexterity modifier for the attack and damage rolls…
Is a quarterstaff two handed DND 5e?
Explorer. The quarterstaff appears to be a monk weapon (because it is a simple weapon that doesn’t have the “Two-Handed” quality), even though it can be wielded in two hands. If used with two hands, it does 1d8 damage.
Is a quarterstaff a simple weapon?
4 lb. A quarterstaff is a simple two-handed melee weapon in the staff weapon group.
Is a quarterstaff 1d6 or 1d8?
A quarterstaff in 5E D&D deals 1d6 bludgeoning damage, or 1d8 if wielded in both hands to make a melee attack courtesy of the Versatile property.
Can a quarterstaff be used one handed?
Comparing a quarterstaff to a spear and suggesting that they can be used the same way is hilariously absurd. Surely that’s the point of the Versatile label: It can be used both one- and two-handed. Two handed use is more effective, as demonstrated by the larger damage die.